Westwood Instruments released Untold Strings, a free viola sample library for Kontakt Player.
The library runs in both Kontakt and the free Kontakt Player, available 64-bit only for Windows and Mac. If you need orchestral strings, Untold Strings is among the best free Kontakt libraries you can download.
Westwood Instruments describes Untold Strings as “three violas transfigured into a mesmerizing wall of sound.”
The viola samples are from the developer’s Novella Origin library, which features a nine-piece string section designed for creating contemporary cinematic sounds.
There is an audio demo embedded in the product page, as well as a YouTube intro and demo that you can check out.
Untold Strings is the first release in a planned series of free sample libraries called Roots. Westwood Instruments states that the Roots instruments will be made from “experiments in sampling and our favorite sounds from past projects.”
Untold Strings, like all the Roots instruments, is designed to be simple and easy to use.
As the developer explained, “We believe that the overwhelming number of choices you have as a music maker can lead to decision paralysis and become the enemy of creation.”
Westwood Instruments describes Untold Strings as follows: “No confusing interfaces or complex layouts. Just 10 distraction-free controls in a unified design.”
Unfortunately, the process to get the free download of Untold Strings is a bit unwieldy.
You need to add it to your cart on the Westwood Instruments site, where they ask you to provide all your personal details as if it’s a physical purchase that’s getting delivered. After that, you’ll then get a serial key, which you can enter into Native Access 2 to get the download.
Untold Strings is compatible with Kontakt Player and Kontakt Full 7.6.0 or above. This means the release is available for Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack) and macOS 12 or higher (Intel i5 or higher including M1 and M2).
Westwood Instruments is currently running another freebie at the moment, as when you sign up for their mailing list on the Untold Strings product page, you can get a free download of Alt Piano Lite Edition.
While Alt Piano Lite is free, it does however require the full paid version of Kontakt (6.6.1 or higher).
Alt Piano Lite features the “soft and intimate felted piano” from the full version of Alt Piano.
Download: Untold Strings (FREE – Kontakt and Kontakt Player required)
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